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Lawmakers agreed on harm reduction center legislation, but Gov. Scott plans to veto

Vermont Public, May 8, 2024

Final Reading: Lawmakers send safe injection site pilot legislation to Gov. Phil Scott

VTDigger, May 7, 2024

Overdose-Prevention Site Bill Heads to Gov. Scott's Desk

Seven Days, May 7, 2024

The Vermont Senate gives first green light to overdose prevention center

NBC 5, May 1, 2024

Overdose-Prevention Site Bill Advances in the Vermont Senate

Seven Days, May 1, 2024

900% increase in blood infections likely due to opioids cut with animal tranquilizer, UVM Medical Center study finds

VTDigger, April 30, 2024

Jessica Barquist: Overdose prevention centers would provide options when people need them the most

VTDigger, April 25, 2024

Vermont opioid crisis presents both barriers and opportunties

Addison County Independent, April 25, 2024

Vermont Advances Safe Consumption Site Bill, But Cuts Second Location

Filter, Aprl 23, 2024

First state-regulated overdose prevention center preps for opening

Route Fifty, April 23, 2024

Vermont lawmakers grapple with drug decriminalization

WCAX, April 22, 2024

The case for supervised drug use

Politico, April 19, 2024

Maine won’t be decriminalizing drug possession this year, but will likely study it

Maine Morning Star, April 10, 2024

'The nation is watching us': RI got millions in opioid settlement. Here's how it's spent.

The Providence Journal, April 10, 2024

No, a Jail Is Not an Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Facility — How local jails ignore medical guidelines and contribute to the overdose crisis

Medpage Today, April 9, 2024

Drug treatment boss throws down gauntlet to authorities in bid to open life-saving overdose prevention service

The Independent, April 7, 2024

Unions join effort to establish overdose prevention centers

Worcester Business Journal, April 5, 2024

Trump's surgeon general urges red states to support needle exchanges

Axios, April 4, 2024

Colorado 'safe injection' sites bill wins preliminary House approval after late night fight

Colorado Politics, April 4, 2024

Federal judge dismisses Philadelphia Safehouse case, which sought a legal pathway for supervised injection sites

WHYY, April 3, 2024

The War on Drugs Is Also a War on Pain Patients

CATO Institute, April 1, 2024

Ontario's top doctor calls for decriminalization, limits on legal substances

CBC, March 29, 2024

Maine recovery advocates dismayed after drug decriminalization bill turned into study

News from the States, March 29, 2024

Efforts to curb overdoses in Vermont’s construction industry

WCAX, March 27, 2024

Switzerland had a drug overdose crisis. Then it made methadone easy to get

Stat, March 26, 2024

Final Reading: Senate takes up overdose prevention sites bill

VTDigger, March 21, 2024

Drug overdoses reach another record with almost 108,000 Americans in 2022, CDC says

AP, March 21, 2024

Daily Methadone Clinic Dosing Creates Rural Transportation Nightmare

Filter, March 21, 2024

'Safe Haven': Vermont Is Considering Controversial Overdose-Prevention Sites. 'Seven Days' Went to New York City to See One.

Seven Days, March 20, 2024

Progressive California and Oregon revive the war on drugs amid fentanyl crisis

NBC News, March 20, 2024

Sarah George, Eric Gonzalez and Miriam Aroni Krinsky: It’s time for state and local leaders to embrace overdose prevention centers

VT Digger (Commentary), March 18, 2024

As a Social Worker, I Know Oregon’s Recriminalization of Drugs Impedes Treatment

Truthout, March 18, 2024

Rigid rules at methadone clinics are jeopardizing patients’ path to recovery from opioid addiction

STAT, March 12, 2024

More people who use cocaine in Rhode Island are dying of overdoses

The Public’s Radio, March 11, 2024

This bill would decriminalize possessing small amounts of hard drugs in RI. Does it have support?

Providence Journal, March 11, 2024

Sen. Ginny Lyons: Vermont has drug problems: addiction and prescription drug costs

The Other Paper (op-ed by Sen. Ginny Lyons,) March 7, 2024

Oregon Is Ready to Restart the Drug War

Rollng Stone, March 7, 2024

Worcester takes a step toward opening the state’s first ‘safe injection’ site

Boston 25 News, March 5, 2024

The War on Recovery: How the U.S. is sabotaging its best tools to prevent deaths in the opioid epidemic

Stat, March 5, 2024

Vermont’s health commissioner says he supports overdose prevention center recommendation

Vermont Public, March 1, 2024

New Empirical Evidence That Overdose Prevention Centers Save Lives

CATO Institute, March 1, 2024

Moral Hazard Has No Place in Addiction Treatment

New York Times (Opinion)I, March 1, 2024

Ed Baker: Open letter of support for overdose prevention centers in Vermont

VTDigger, February 29, 2024

“Another Dimension”—OD Deaths Fall Sharply in Areas Close to SCS

Filter, February 29, 2024

Senator impressed after visiting injection sites

Gloucester Daily Times, February 26, 2024

NBC10 Boston Interview on Overdose Prevention Centers with Mass Sen. John Keenan and Dr. Brandon Marshall

NBC10 Boston, February 25, 2024

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Study's findings demonstrate the sweeping effects of America's drug overdose crisis

NPR, February 22, 2024

Brown University website looks to educate the public about overdose prevention centers

The Providence Journal., February 14, 2024

Former national drug policy adviser calls for a state of emergency on the fentanyl overdose crisis

WXXI News, February 9, 2024

Construction Industry Grapples With Its Top Killer: Drug Overdose

New York Times, February 8, 2024

First state-regulated overdose prevention center could open by summer in Providence: Here’s why it has the blessing of state and local officials

Cranston Herald, February 7, 2024

Rev. Devon Thomas: Clergy in favor of overdose prevention centers

VTDigger (Commentary), February 7, 2024

How Oregon Became a Linchpin for the Country’s Drug Policies

New York Times, February 5, 2024

Policies on drugs must advance rights, including to health, Türk says

United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, February 5, 2024

Providence Officials Approve Overdose Prevention Center

New York Times, February 4, 2024

50 years after founding, NIDA urges following science to move beyond stigma

National Institute of Drug Abuse, Nora Volkov, February 1, 2024

Backlash against drug decriminalization and safe supply 'terrifies' B.C.'s exiting chief coroner

CBC, February 1, 2024

A place to use illegal drugs under medical supervision on the campus of Rhode Island Hospital

The Public's Radio (Rhode Island), January 31, 2024

Ending drug decriminalization won’t save lives, B.C. minister says on anniversary

Vancouver Sun, January 31, 2024

Nation's First State-Regulated Overdose Prevention Center Secures Prime Location

Project WEBER/RENEW, January 31, 2024

The Maine Millennial: Decriminalizing drug possession is the way forward

Portland Press Herald, January 27, 2024

Courageous action needed to save lives from illicit overdoses, B.C.'s coroner says

The Canadian Press, January 24, 2024

Kathy Fox: The “tough on crime” approach won’t solve our problems

VT Digger (commentary), January 23, 2024

County committee reviews years of NYC Overdose Prevention Center results

The Ithaca Voice, January 18, 2024

Vermont on the Verge of Authorizing Safe Consumption Sites

Filter, January 19, 2024

Injecting safe spaces into drug policy

Williston Observer, January 18, 2024

Maine lawmakers discuss new bill proposing the decriminalization of some drugs

WMTV, January 17, 2024

Halifax doctor calls for safer opioid access

CBC, January 17, 2024

Vermont House Passes Bill To Legalize And Fund Safe Drug Consumption Sites Over Governor’s Objection

Marijuana Moment, January 16, 2024

As Vermont grapples with spike in overdose deaths, House approves safe injection sites

AP, January 12, 2024

Vermont House votes to establish overdose prevention centers

VT Digger, January 11, 2024

Vermont House approves bill allowing safe injection sites

Vermont Public, January 11, 2024

Advocates kick off campaign to decriminalize drugs, invest in treatment

Maine Morning Star, January 11, 2024

Drug consumption rooms could save thousands of UK lives, study finds

The Guardian, January 11, 2024

Will Eberle: Vermont needs overdose prevention centers — now

Vt Digger, January 10, 2024

Vermont officials say renewed focus is needed to tackle worsening opioid crisis

NPR, January 9, 2024

10 years ago, Gov. Peter Shumlin highlighted the opioid crisis. Has Vermont made any progress?

Vermont Public, January 8, 2024

When People Ask Harm Reductionists, “What About Treatment?”

Filter Magazine, January 8, 2024

Despite governor’s opposition, Vermont House to consider bill to establish overdose prevention sites

Vtdigger, December 20, 2023

Vt. lawmakers revisit potential for safe injection sites

WCAX, December 19, 2023

Editorial Board: Give supervised consumption sites a chance to reduce drug-related deaths

Boston Globe, December 15, 2023

Recriminalizing drugs would be a bad choice for Oregon

Oregon Capital Chronicle, December 15, 2023

Pop-up Overdose Prevention Tent an Act of Defiance and Love

Filter, December 14, 2023

Mass. Health Dept. says state needs controversial overdose prevention centers

WBUR, December 13, 2023

In Putney, harm reduction takes a rural focus

VT Digger, December 11, 2023

America’s War on Drugs Has Always Been Bipartisan—and Unwinnable

Time, December 7, 2023

No Spike in Overdoses with COVID-era Expansion of Methadone Access: Study demonstrates more flexible policies could help close gap in care

Columbia Univ. Dept. of Psychiatry, December 6, 2023

The third wave: Burlington struggles to find solutions to a fentanyl-fueled crisis

VT Digger, November 27, 2023

The third wave: How Burlington lost ground in its battle against opioids

VT Digger, November 26, 2023

Drug decriminalisation: grounding policy in evidence

The Lancet, November 25, 2023

Put morality aside — drug liberalization works, says ex-New Zealand PM

Politico, November 22, 2023

How Are Opioid Settlement Funds Being Spent So Far?

Health Affairs, November 21, 2023

Evolving Overdose Crisis Shakes Previously Effective Treatments

KFF Health News, November 21, 2023

Top Federal Health Official Says Abstinence-Only Drug Treatment Is ‘Magical’ Thinking That ‘Costs A Lot Of Lives’

Marijuana Moment, November 20, 2023

One woman's controversial fight to make America accept drug users for who they are

NPR, November 19, 2023

Do Safe Injection Sites Increase Crime? There’s Finally an Answer.

New York Times, Maia Szalavitz, November 16, 2023

Overdose prevention sites not associated with increase in crime, according to study

Brown University, November 13, 2023

Leading with Compassion: A Conversation with Sam Rivera

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, November 9, 2023

To combat the overdose crisis, momentum builds for safe consumption sites in Massachusetts

Boston Globe, November 7, 2023

B.C. Coroner’s death panel recommends issuing drugs without prescription to stop ODs

Vancouver Sun, November 1, 2023

Nurses Condemn the Arrests of Safe Supply Providers

The Tyee, October 31, 2023

Drug Decriminalization Law Takes Effect in Australian Capital Territory

Marijuana Moment, October 30, 2023

Addiction workers urge Quebec to decriminalize simple drug possession

Montreal Gazette, October 24, 2023

American Society of Addiction Medicine Calls on States to Strengthen Good Samaritan Laws to Prevent Fatal Overdose

American Society of Addiction Medicine, October 22, 2023

Pandemic isolation fed B.C.’s toxic drug crisis: public health officer

The Canadian Press, October 20, 2023

UN High Commissioner on Human Rights: On drugs, Türk calls for human rights based policy, not repression

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, October 19, 2023

Vermont Department of Health debuts free naloxone home delivery program

Vermont Public, October 16, 2023

Counterpoint: The evidence shows that safer supply drug programs work

National Post, October 12, 2023

The Shady Statistics Behind the War on Painkillers

Reason, October 11, 2023

Magee & Baker: Vermont at a crossroads in its response to our overdose crisis

VT Digger, October 8, 2023

Decriminalizing Drugs Doesn’t Increase Fatal Overdoses: Study

Vice, October 5, 2023

Opinion: People think drug use causes homelessness. It’s usually the other way around

LA Times, October 4, 2023

Decriminalizing substance use works in Portugal — and can in Oregon, says neuroscience and health journalist

Oregon Public Broadcasting, October 2, 2023

How to Judge Harm Reduction's Success Data shows harm reduction works. Here's how to read it properly.

Psychology Today, October 2, 2023

Our Struggle for Safe Consumption Sites in San Francisco’s Tenderloin

Filter, September 28, 2023

Faulty background checks are violating privacy and ruining lives

The Hill, September 28, 2023

More Vermonters dying of opioid overdoses as drugs become more toxic

VTDigger, September 27, 2023

UN Agency Says Drug War Has 'Major Human Rights Impacts,' Urging Countries to Instead Adopt a Public-Health Approach

Marijuana Moment, September 21, 2023

You can't overdose on fentanyl just by touching it. Here's what experts say.

CBS, September 21, 2023

B.C. health officer urges patience on drug crisis, government says changes to regulations coming this fall

CBC, September 18, 2023

North America's first legal supervised injection site marks 20th anniversary in Vancouver

CBC, September 14, 2023

In Defense of Drug Decriminalization—Yes, in Oregon

The Nation, September 8, 2023

I Thought Jail Would Help Me Get Clean. I Was Dead Wrong.

The Marshall Project, September 3, 2023

In Act of Civil Disobedience, Activists Set Up Safe Drug Consumption Site in San Francisco

KQED, August 31, 2023

Prescribed fentanyl helps this man manage his addiction. Experts want more access to safe supply

CBC News, August 31, 2023

Decriminalization: How police drug seizure, even without arrest, can create harms

The Conversation, August 30, 2023

Portugal Has Succeeded Where We’ve Failed With Addiction

New York Times, August 29, 2023

Study: Tenderloin OD-prevention site saved lives — and got in its own way

Mission Local, August 29, 2023

Will the Opioid Crisis Deliver Its Worst Harms to Black and Brown People?

The Nation, August 28, 2023

Tales from New York 'We should learn from the drug treatment approach here'

The Journal, August 23, 2023

Decriminalisation Under Attack: US Media Goes After Oregon’s Drug Policy Model

Talking Drugs, August 22, 2023

We Can Prevent Overdose Deaths if We Change How We Think About Them

Time, August 15, 2023

Don’t Blame Drug Decriminalization for What the Housing Crisis Has Caused

Truthout, August 12, 2023

Cannabis “Significantly” Associated With Lower Unregulated Opioid Use

Filter, August 11, 2023

OnPoint NYC, Operator of Nation's First Supervised Consumption Centers, Announces It Has Intervened in Over 1000 Overdoses

OnPoint NYC, August 9, 2023

Burlington has already exceeded last year’s overdose totals

VTDigger, August 8, 2023

Six months into B.C.'s decriminalization experiment, what's working and what's not?

Vancouver Sun, August 5, 2023

Did Drug Decriminalization Cause a 'Catastrophe' in Oregon? Many of the problems the state is experiencing are caused by the continuing impact of prohibition.

Reason, August 3, 2023

Fatal opioid overdoses in Vermont continue to trend up

Vermont Public, July 31, 2023

Why criminalization of drugs doesn't prevent overdoses

Salon, July 21, 2023

More money for Montreal supervised drug-use sites as city deals with addiction issues

The Canadian Press - CTV - June 21, 2023

Amid Maine’s overdose crisis, bill to allow safe drug injection sites gets initial House approval

Spectrum Local News, June 16, 2023

Learn From Portugal Decriminalization, Says One-Time US “Drug Czar”

Filter, July 13, 2023

The US can learn from Portugal’s drug policies, including decriminalization

The Hill, July 12, 2023

How a ‘Zombie Drug’ Crisis Exposes a U.S. Drug Law Failure

Daily Beast, July 12, 2023

Decriminalization, safe supply already saving lives in B.C., contrary to backlash claims: addictions minister

CBC, July 10, 2023

Scottish government wants drug possession to be decriminalised

BBC, July 7, 2023

Minnesota legislature passes law opening door to creation of safe injection spaces

KSTP-TV, July 6, 2023

The Deeper Dig: A spate of deaths focuses attention on Vermont prisons and the Department of Corrections

VTDigger, June 26, 2023

Somerville dedicates funds for a supervised consumption facility

WBUR, June 15, 2023

‘The drug bust paradox’: Study shows opioid deaths double after police action

Statnews.com, June 13, 2023

Fatal overdoses increase after police seize drugs, study finds

American Journal of Public Health, June 12, 2023

How one Vt. community is going on the offensive against opioid overdoses

WCAX, June 12, 2023

Rhode Island Expunges Over 23,000 Cannabis Possession Records

Filter, June 9, 2023

We Already Know That Harder Law Enforcement Leads to Harder Drugs. It Also Leads to More Numerous Overdose Deaths.

CATO Institute, June 8, 2023

Vermont takes an important step toward embracing a public health approach to drugs

Vermont Interfaith Action, June 1, 2023

Phil Scott signs overdose prevention legislation into law

VTDigger, May 25, 2023

Scott signs overdose prevention act

mychamplainvalley.com, May 25, 2023

Kenneth Feder: Eliminating criminal penalties for buprenorphine may ease overdose crisis

VTDigger, May 25, 2023

Ed Baker: We have an undeclared state of public health emergency

VTDigger, May 18, 2023

Death of man in Bennington Police holding cell ruled an accidental overdose

Vermont Public, May 16, 2023

Autopsy: Overdose killed man who died in Bennington cell

Associated Press, May 15, 2023

Vermont health department says overdose deaths are on the rise

mychamplainvalley.com, April 28,.2023

Final Reading: Senate passes overdose prevention bill but other legislation lags

VTDigger, April 25, 2023

Top Pharmacists Association Endorses Drug Decriminalization

Marijuana Moment, April 24, 2023

Vt. Senate approves bill to address fatal overdoses

WCAX, April 25, 2023

Why involuntary treatment for addiction is a dangerous idea

STAT, April 25, 2023

Drug-checking gets new legislative life

VTDigger, April 16, 2023

I was addicted to fentanyl. Here's what we should be doing about it.

SFGate, April 10, 2023

Panel urges Vt. lawmakers to spend opioid settlement money on outreach workers, naloxone

Vermont Public, April 7, 2023

The Decriminalize Vermont Coalition calls for lawmakers to do more to reduce overdose rates in the state

NBC5, April 6, 2023

Advocates push Vt. lawmakers to address mounting opioid deaths

WCAX3, April 6, 2023

Final Reading: To address overdose crisis, advocates and state lawmakers call for decriminalizing opioids

VTDigger, April 6, 2023

Grey Gardner: Vermont keeps kicking important drug reforms down the road

VTDigger Commentary, April 6, 2023

New Haven health experts voice support for ‘safe-injection sites’ to curb fatal overdoses

New Haven Register, March 24, 2023

Advocates call health department’s opioid spending priorities rushed

VTDigger, March 23, 2023

Vermont’s 2022 opioid deaths set a record for the 3rd straight year

VTDigger, March 23, 2023

Grim Tally of Fatal Overdoses Continues to Climb in Vermont

Seven Days, March 21, 2023

Ed Baker: Vermont ignores data on effective overdose prevention

VTDigger, Commentary, March 17, 2023

Vermont Has Multiple New Drug Decriminalization Bills

Filter, March 14, 2023

Vermont Senators Advance Efforts to Stop Criminalizing Personal Use Drug Possession

Decriminalize Vermont, March 10, 2023

Advocates continue to push for safe injection sites in Massachusetts

Boston.com, March 3, 2023

Portuguese Experts and Civil Society Unite Against Criminalisation

Talking Drugs, February 28, 2023

Bill to Eliminate Criminal Penalties for Low-Level Drug Possession Introduced in Vermont House of Representatives

Decriminalize Vermont, February 28, 2023

America Has Lost the War on Drugs. Here’s What Needs to Happen Next.

New York Times, February 22, 2023

American Society of Addiction Medicine Announces Support for Eliminating Criminal Penalties for Personal Use Drug Possession

American Society of Addiction Medicine, February 9, 2023

‘Not sitting this out’: Minnesota Medical Association votes to support decriminalization of illicit drugs

MinnPost, January 16, 2023

Minnesota Medical Association Endorses Decriminalizing Drugs

Marijuana Moment, December 26, 2022

Top Federal Drug Official Says Safe Consumption Sites Are Proven To Save Lives As DOJ Weighs Ending Legal Battle

Marijuana Moment, November 21, 2022

Opioid death count through August is outpacing last year’s record numbers

VTDigger, November 20, 2022

Drug overdose deaths are up 21% in Vermont

VermontBiz, October 4, 2022

94 Vermonters died from opioid overdose in first half of this year

VTDigger, September 30, 2022

Vermont is getting more than $100 million from opioid lawsuits, with more on the way. What will it do with the windfall?

Vermont Public, September 6, 2022

‘Addiction Is a Medical Problem’: A Vermont Doctor Explains Why Nonjudgmental Treatment Is Good Medicine

Seven Days, September 6, 2022

Addiction experts call for more funding, compassion to fight opioid epidemic

Vermont Public, August 23, 2022

Opioid deaths involving an animal tranquilizer continue to grow

VTDigger, August 18, 2022

Vermont Voters Support Treating Drug Addiction as a Health Issue and Decriminalizing Simple Possession

Data for Progress, June 30, 2022

$2.25M from opioid settlement dedicated to help RI create safe drug consumption site

The Providence Journal, July 22, 2022

Despite continued barriers, Burlington tries to chart path for ‘overdose prevention sites’

VTDigger, July 15, 2022

Safe Drug Consumption Sites Decrease Overdose Risk And Prevent Public Use, Study Of First Sanctioned Centers In NYC Finds

Marijuana Moment, July 15, 2022

Drug policy advocates outraged over Scott’s latest veto

WCAX-3, June 13, 2022

Vermont governor vetoes safe injection sites for drug users

Associated Press, June 8, 2022

Montreal public health director wants small amounts of illegal drugs decriminalized in city

CBC, June 8, 2022

DOC reports fifth death at Vermont state prisons this year

Vermont Public, May 17, 2022

Vermont Governor Vetoes Bill On ‘Reducing The Criminalization’ Of Drugs By Setting Personal Use Amounts

Marijuana Moment, May 20, 2022

A Vermont mom lost her son to opioids. She told the makers of Oxycontin his story.

Vermont Edition, April 26, 2022

‘Intrusive and demeaning’ paperwork for Narcan paused and under review

VTDigger, April 24, 2022

Vermont health officials confront record number of opioid overdose deaths

Vermont Public, April 12, 2022

Column: Overdose prevention sites will save Vermont lives

Valley News, April 16, 2022

House advances drug reform bill, but what exactly would it change?

VTDigger, March 21, 2022

Addiction recovery centers ask for more state dollars as they face difficulty hiring, keeping workers

VTDigger, March 6, 2022

New group works to decriminalize small 'personal use' amounts of drugs

Vermont Business Magazine, February 16, 2022

Opioid overdose deaths in 2021 set new state record

VTDigger, January 24, 2022

Vt. bill would decriminalize ‘personal amounts’ of drugs

WCAX, January 20, 2022

Vermont Lawmakers File Drug Decriminalization Bill With Hopes Of Promoting Harm Reduction

Marijuana Moment, January 14, 2022

Campaign to ‘End Addiction Stigma' Garnering Attention Across Vt.

NECN, January 17, 2024

Burlington continues to explore safe injection sites

WCAX-3, December 28, 2021

Black Vermonters bear disproportionate brunt of drug charges, new report shows

VTDigger, November 17, 2021

Rhode Island Makes History by Legalizing Safe Consumption Sites

Filter, July 8, 2021

Vermont decriminalizes possession of opioid addiction drug

Associated Press, June 4, 2021

Vermont becomes first state to legalize limited possession of buprenorphine

VTDigger, June 3, 2021

Nora Volkow: Addiction Should Be Treated, Not Penalized

Health Affairs, April 27, 2021

A Push For Drug Decriminalization

Vermont Public, February 24, 2021

'A Public Health Issue': Chittenden Co. State's Attorney On Drug Decriminalization

Vermont Public, February 23, 2021

Lawmakers, prosecutor say it’s time for Vermont to decriminalize drugs

VTDigger, February 17, 2021

Traffic stop report shows lack of progress on racial disparities

VTDigger, February 1, 2021

Lawmakers poised to pass expansion of marijuana expungements

VTDigger, August 24, 2020

Hooked: Stories and Solutions from Vermont's Opioid Crisis

Seven Days (2019)

The Debate Over Decriminalizing The Addiction Treatment Drug Buprenorphine

Vermont Public, April 10, 2019

Recovery from opioid addiction in Vermont: Battling the epidemic

Burlington Free Press, March 31, 2019

Health Experts Push To Decriminalize Addiction Treatment Drug

Vermont Public, March 22, 2019

The Viral Obituary Of An Opioid Addict: 'She's Just One Face' Of The Epidemic

Vermont Public, October 20, 2018

This Vermont Prosecutor Is Pushing Back Against the DOJ's Drug Warriors

Reason, June 15, 2018

Fatal Opiate Overdoses in Vermont Reach New High in 2017

Seven Days, March 22, 2018

Push For Safe Injection Sites Sidelined In Montpelier, For Now

Vermont Public, January 12, 2018

As Toll Of Opioid Crisis Rises, Vermont Senate Considers Safe Injection Sites

Vermont Public, January 5, 2018

Vermont legislature approves marijuana legalization bill

Reuters, May 10, 2017

Chittenden Prosecutor Creates Commission to Study Safe Injection Sites

Seven Days, March 16, 2017

It's Still A Crisis: Opiate-Related Deaths Continue To Rise

Vermont Public, February 8, 2017

Under Supervision: Should Vermont Legalize Heroin Injection Sites?

Seven Days, January 25, 2017

Researcher aims to give state new tools to fight opiate crisis

VT Digger, September 5, 2016

Vermont Pharmacies Can Now Sell Overdose Drug Without Requiring A Prescription

Vermont Public, August 25, 2016

Study Finds Racial Disparities In Vermont State Police Traffic Stops

Vermont Public, May 25, 2016

Staying Alive: The Highs and Lows of Overdose-Reversing Narcan

Seven Days, December 9, 2015

Vermont's Prison Chief Says It's Time to Decriminalize Drug Possession

Seven Days, June 17, 2015

Report Contemplates Legalizing Marijuana in Vermont

Seven Days, January 16, 2015

Fentanyl Overdoses On The Rise In Vermont

Vermont Public, December 12, 2014

The Pentagon Is Stocking Vermont With Tools of War

Seven Days, November 26, 2014

Interactive: Explore the Military Equipment in Your Community

Seven Days, November 26, 2014

Budget cuts hit drug treatment, family services

VTDigger, August 13, 2014

Vermont to study legalization of marijuana

Burlington Free Press, May 15, 2014

Overdose Recovery Drug Becomes More Widely Available

Vermont Public, March 24, 2014

In Annual Speech, Vermont Governor Shifts Focus to Drug Abuse

New York Times, January 8, 2014

Vt. does poorly in report on racial profiling and marijuana arrests

Bennington Banner, June 30, 2013

2 medical marijuana dispensaries open in Vt.

Brattleboro Reformer, June 26, 2013

New Laws Contains Immunity Measures For Drug Overdoses

Vermont Public, June 6, 2013

Legislature Votes to Decriminalize Marijuana

Vermont Public, May 13, 2013

Vermont moves toward decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana

Reuters, May 13, 2013

US: Drug Arrests Skewed by Race

Human Rights Watch, March 2, 2009